Meissen

Meißen
—  District  —
Country	Germany
State	Saxony
Adm. region	Dresden
Capital	Meißen
Area
• Total	1,453 km2 (561 sq mi)
Population (31 December 2010)[1]
• Total	253,069
• Density	170/km2 (450/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Vehicle registration	MEI
Website	http://www.kreis-meissen.de

Meißen is a district (Kreis) in the Free State of Saxony, Germany. It is bounded by (from the north and clockwise) the state of Brandenburg, the district of Bautzen, the urban district Dresden, the districts Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge, Mittelsachsen and Nordsachsen.

History

The district dates back to the Amt Meißen, which was first mentioned in 1334. The district was ruled by the Wettin dynasty. The Margraves of Meißen created the administrative division (Amt) in the 13th century. In 1835 the Amt was converted into an Amtshauptmannschaft, with the area of the current district covered by the Amtshauptmannschaften Meißen, Dresden and Großenhain. In 1939, these were renamed Landkreise (districts). In the administrative reform of 1952, several municipalities were transferred to the districts of Freiberg and Döbeln. In 1990, the old district borders were restored, and in 1996 parts of the district Dresden-Land were added. In August 2008 the district of Riesa-Großenhain was added to the district to give it its current size.

Geography

The main river of the district is the Elbe, which also flows through the city of Meißen.

Coat of arms

The coat of arms show a lion, the symbol of the counts of Meißen. The coat of arms were granted on November 16, 1992, and again after the enlargement of 1996 on February 20, 1997. It is identical to that of Flanders.

Towns and municipalities

References

External links

Media related to Landkreis Meißen at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website (German)
• Inofficial website (German)

Coordinates: 51°13′N 13°31′E / 51.217°N 13.517°E / 51.217; 13.517

v t e Towns and municipalities in Meißen (district) Coswig Diera-Zehren Ebersbach Glaubitz Gröditz Großenhain Hirschstein Käbschütztal Ketzerbachtal Klipphausen Lampertswalde Leuben-Schleinitz Lommatzsch Meissen Moritzburg Nauwalde Niederau Nossen Nünchritz Priestewitz Radebeul Radeburg Riesa Röderaue Schönfeld Stauchitz Strehla Tauscha Thiendorf Triebischtal Weinböhla Wülknitz Zeithain

v t e Urban and rural districts in the Free State of Saxony in Germany Urban districts Chemnitz Dresden Leipzig Rural districts Bautzen Erzgebirgskreis Görlitz Leipzig Meißen Mittelsachsen Nordsachsen Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge Vogtlandkreis Zwickau Former urban districts Görlitz Hoyerswerda Plauen Zwickau Former rural districts Annaberg Aue-Schwarzenberg Chemnitzer Land Delitzsch Döbeln Freiberg Kamenz Leipziger Land Löbau-Zittau Mittlerer Erzgebirgskreis Mittweida Muldentalkreis Niederschlesischer Oberlausitzkreis Riesa-Großenhain Sächsische Schweiz Stollberg Torgau-Oschatz Weißeritzkreis Zwickauer Land